FULLERTON, CA - Blast from the past! That's me in the above picture taking my first bites of "solid" food waaaaaaaaayyyyy back in the day. I pulled that one out of the archives since it was Jake's turn to try rice cereal - oh, those were the days. He did pretty good, but seemed more interested in the spoon and bowl that was delivering the cereal, than the cereal itself. Oh, and he liked rubbing it in his hair. Jake, it's not shampoo, little buddy!

Here's a little slideshow of a photo shoot that I took Jake to last week. We got to try our Halloween costumes on for part of it. Enjoy!

OAK GLEN, CA - Well fall is FINALLY here! It has been so warm down here recently, that it's easy to forget that it's a season other than summer. Since it cooled off a bit this weekend, we decided to tag along with Aiden and his family to go apple picking. We hopped in our cars and drove up the hill to Riley's Farm near Yucaipa.

For our first stop, we visited the pumpkin patch they had there. I saw lots of pumpkins - all shapes and sizes. Some of them were even bigger than me! After that, we headed over to the orchard to pick some apples. I'd picked apples once before, but I was smaller back then - I couldn't reach any of the apples. This time, daddy lifted me up super-high so I could grab some out of the trees. We filled our basket to the brim and then went to see if we could track down some lunch. They make a mean hot dog at Riley's Farm, and daddy said the BBQ Beef sandwich was pretty good too.

After a lot of running around in the grass and visiting the goats at the petting zoo, it was time to head home. Thanks for inviting us, Aiden! I can't wait to eat all my yummy apples...

BREA, CA - Well, little Jake is cute and all, but he hadn't had a haircut since, well, birth...so it was time for a trim. We went to see Vanessa at her new salon - very nice - so that we could both get cleaned up a bit. I got my hair washed and a quick bang trim. Jake sat in mommy's lap while Vanessa took a little off the sides and back. He did really good - didn't even cry once!

Thanks for setting up our appointment, Aunt Julie! I'm getting pretty spoiled with this whole salon thing - does everybody get to do this???

FULLERTON, CA - My Angels are in the playoffs! Well, daddy says they're almost OUT of the playoffs already - wow, that was quick. Maybe they can put a couple of wins together and beat those nasty Red Sox. Hopefully the Angels win some more games so that they can play the Dodgers later. It would be Aunt Julie vs. Uncle Dave....what fun that would be!!!

FULLERTON, CA - My little brother, Jake, is almost 5 months old. He's turning into such a handsome little man...

FULLERTON, CA - Tonight was the Ice Cream Social at my preschool. I've never been to one of these before, but I figured if there was going to be yummy frozen goodness, it had to be worth a shot. I had the chocolate ice cream, then I colored, then I got to go on the playground with some friends from school. Yup, I was right - I love these Ice Cream Socials...can we have another one soon??

LA HABRA HEIGHTS, CA - Morgan and Lindsay invited us all over for dinner tonight. It was quite a large group since Nana & Tata are down here - they were helping mommy while daddy was pretending to travel on business. I also got to play with Zoe, Leah, Judah, and Micah! The kids got to have dinner in the playhouse - so fun. If you look closely, you can see the shirt that daddy brought me from New York...it sounds like a fun place.

In the last picture, you can see that Jake found a cozy place for a nap, although it appears someone else was sleeping on the job too...

FULLERTON, CA - This was my "Exer-Saucer" when I was a baby - now it's Jake's territory. Such a big boy...

DIAMOND BAR, CA - Tonight I got to go to my friend James' house for dinner. My other friend 'Bekah (and her sister Anna) was there too.

James' daddy made some yummy looking ribs on the grill - but those were just for the grown ups. Us kids got hot dogs, cheese and grapes, which was certainly A-O-K with me...those are three of my favorite things. I got to run and play in James' backyard, and his daddy even took us all for a wagon ride - I just wish he went faster!

'Bekah's mommy made a really good dessert with chocolate cake, whipped cream, toffee bar and caramel sauce - mmmmm good. After that we played for a little bit longer and the grown ups got to play a pretend-guitar video game. It looked pretty fun, so 'Bekah found a kiddie drum to play and I joined in with the tambourine. We sounded pretty good, if I do say so.

It was a very fun night - thanks for having us over, Jeff, Valerie & James!

FULLERTON, CA - This is my brother, Jake. He'll be 4 months old next week. I think he's quite handsome. He's starting to squeak and coo and giggle and laugh at me. I think he's ready to sit up by himself, but daddy says, "not yet."

Here are some pictures of my brother from the last couple of weeks...